Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, Very nice. I prefer this one Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 3:07 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Merci beaucoup Jean-Michel. It sounds like you do understand portraiture > very well! > This colourful one was shot in hard light (a single gridded reflector). We > were using it for some edgier grunge fashion looks and I grabbed that > portrait one too. > This other one is with 'clamshell' lighting with a beauty dish and fill. > This is lovely wrap around flattering light and has been popular in studios > for some time of course. > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/155286560 > > I am really finding each time more and more that the M and the M9 too work > very well for fashion/portraiture in a studio. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 20 April 2014 03:06, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > > > Hi Geoff, portrait-making is indeed a tricky art, you've got to watch > > altogether what posture and attitude and eyes and neck reveal about the > > model - and maybe yourself - plus be wary of the lighting and shadow > > effects and choose the right speed and the right aperture, etc. ... Your > > portraits are technically very well done, I don't know much about > > portraits, this is a very candid opinion. But beyond the technique, > there's > > the way you focus on your models 'eyes, these people look so good and so > > comfortable! This tells the story about how you master the relationship > > with the person you want to make a portrait of and thus get the best they > > can give you. > > JM > > > > > > Jean-Michel Mertz > > Strasbourg > > > > > > > From: hopsternew at gmail.com > > > Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:52:37 +1000 > > > To: lug at leica-users.org > > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: New Studio Portrait two > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/155286870 > > > M (Typ 240) Elmarit M 90 f/2.8 > > > > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >